TARGET FOR TODAY

Duration: 93min

Year Published: 1943

Creator: The Pentagon

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Released in 1944, TARGET FOR TODAY is a documentary film describing the preparation and mounting of a United States Army Air Forces raid on East Prussia It contains much combat footage of B-17 and B-24 bombers and named for the phrase used at briefings before air raids. The October 1943 footage was filmed during Eighth Air Force attacks on Nazi Germany industrial targets in Anklam, the 22nd Air Base in Marienburg (on the 9th), and Gdynia in occupied Poland. Prior to the combat footage, the documentary explains Operation Pointblank target selection and depicts planning, briefing, and preparation. The film has a British counterpart that preceded it entitled TARGET FOR TONIGHT, which shows the Royal Air Force's efforts to conduct nighttime bombing raids over Europe.

Complete Record: Comprehensive story of an 8th Air Force bombing mission using real participants.

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946